Butfoy Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Butfoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butfoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Butfoy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Butfoy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Butfoy is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butfoy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Butfoy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Butfoy live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Butfoy is primarily found in: Cambridgeshire, where 29 percent live, Berkshire, where 18 percent live and Greater London, where 18 percent live. Other than England Butfoy occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Butfoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Butfoy has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Butfoy surname increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Bufoye831/
Bufo801,263/
Bufy801/
Buffo732,814/
Buffy73260/
Bušfy7398/
Busfy7353/
Butfa7314/
Boufo733/
Bufey731/
Bufay731/
Buifo731/
Butfi731/
Beufo731/
Bufoj731/
Boufy731/
Buffey67561/
Boutfoust67138/
Butpho6778/
Buffay6759/
Boufos6752/
Baufay6729/
Bouffo6719/
Boufou6714/
Bouffy677/
Bufoss676/
Buffot673/
Buffou673/
Busfey672/
Beuffo672/
Buyfay671/
Buffys671/
Butfer671/
Bufych671/
Boufay671/
Boustdfou671/
Butfai671/
Buufey671/
Buifey670/
Beuffy670/
Bowfoy670/
Bauffy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Butfoy
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